Attorney:
Matthew Hampton
July 15, 2025
On 18th June 2025, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued Decision G1/24. During Appeal Proceedings (T0439/22) in the Opposition to European Patent No. 3076804B1 (Philip Morris Products S.A.) filed by Yunnan Tobacco International Co., Ltd, the following questions had been referred by the Board of Appeal (Referring Board) to the Enlarged Board of Appeal and subsequently found admissible by that Enlarged Board:<... Read more
Attorney:
Matthew Hampton
March 3, 2025
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is an international court set up by participating European Union Member States to deal with the infringement and validity of both Unitary Patents1 and European patents. The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) entered into force on 1st June 2023 with the intention of obviating costly parallel patent litigation in the participating European Union Member States and thereby enhancing legal certainty for rights holders.<... Read more